Gor Abrahamyan - The first Republic of Armenia and the issue of the loss of independence in the publicistic writings of Vahan Tekeyan (1918–1922)
20 Pages | 137-157 | DOI: DOI: 10.54503/0135-0536-2025.3-137 | Revceived on: 2025-04-30 | Reviewed on: 2025-05-05 | Accepted for printing on: 2025-01-17
Published in: 2025 N 3 (230) / Literary studies
The perception and interpretation of the First Republic of Armenia in the publicistic writings of Vahan Tekeyan (1878–1945), an outstanding Western Armenian and later Diaspora writer, publicist, socio-political figure, and a prominent representative of the Armenian liberal-democratic political movement, are examined in the context of the Armenian Question, the restoration of national statehood, and subsequently the loss of sovereignty.
KeywordsVahan Tekeyan publicistic writings the First Republic of Armenia Armenian Question Diaspora national identity Western Armenia